As COP17 opens in Ulaanbaatar on 17 August, a fuel crisis, an emergency austerity drive and a run of corruption scandals are testing the host government’s promise of renewal.
Five days before it hosts a UN summit on restoring the world’s degraded land, Mongolia has thrown its own government onto an emergency footing. On 6 August, Prime Minister Nyam- Osoryn Uchral announced austerity measures “at all levels” and the suspension of state spending.
“All events, including regional conferences, sectoral conferences, forums and meetings, will be cancelled,”
he said, with the money saved redirected toward
“winter preparedness, energy and fuel supplies.”
This is the first such summit held in East and Central Asia and is close to a remarkable spectacle: the host cancelling its own conferences even as it prepared to convene one of the year’s largest.
Under the banner of “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.”, delegations from the 197 parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification will gather to discuss how to mobilise finance and governance to reverse land degradation. This is particularly relevant to Mongolia which – according to the official host site – is among the countries most affected by desertification, with nearly 77% of its land degraded.
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Behind the announcement lies a fuel crisis that has left Ulaanbaatar queuing overnight for petrol. By 5 August, national reserves of petrol had
Just what we needed, a UN summit on restoring hope while the host government can’t even restore petrol supplies—makes you wonder if they’ll be handing out fuel coupons as door prizes. 🚗💨 Ah, nothing says “global leadership” quite like hosting a UN summit while your own government is on a crash diet of austerity and fuel shortages. Must be a new strategy—who needs conferences when you can just cancel everything and call it “efficiency”? 😂 Just brilliant, isn’t it? Hosting a summit on land restoration while your own country is in a fuel queue—sounds like a classic case of “do as I say, not as I do.” 😂 Seems like Ulaanbaatar is really nailing this whole “Restoring Hope” theme by cancelling its own conferences while the petrol queues stretch longer than the Danube. Classic move, innit? 😂 Typical, isn’t it? Hosting a UN summit on restoring the planet while cancelling all your own events—now that’s what I call ‘sustainable irony’! 😂 Looks like Mongolia’s taking “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.” to a whole new level by cancelling their own conferences—now that’s what I call a unique approach to hosting a summit! 😂 Fuel queues and emergency austerity? Just your average day at the UN, innit? Just what you need before a global summit on land restoration: a fuel crisis and emergency austerity measures—because nothing says “we’re ready to lead” like cancelling your own conferences! 😂 So, let me get this straight: Mongolia is hosting a summit on restoring land while simultaneously canceling its own conferences due to an austerity drive? Talk about a masterclass in irony! 😅 As COP17 opens in Ulaanbaatar on 17 August, a fuel crisis, an emergency austerity drive and a run of corruption scandals are testing the host government’s promise of renewal. KINGNEWSWIRE // PRESS RELEASE Cabinet plan could empower intelligence services to disrupt hostile activities as journalists raise concerns over oversight and source protection International Youth Day Emphasizes Increasing Costs Impacting Independence and Opportunities The European Commission says it has approved the registration of three new Protected designation of origin.
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